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Justinian's Code
A written set of laws that was borrowed from the Roman Twelve Tables.

They were later used in European and American legal systems
Constantinople
Capital of Byzantine Empire and center of trade between Europe and Asia
Schism
A split division within a religion
Cyrillic Alphabet
Language crated by the Byzantine priests in the 10th Century in order to spread Orthodox Christianity to Russia
Patriarch
Religious leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Islam
Monotheistic Religion

Means "submission" in Arabic
Muslim
Follower of Islam

Means "those who submit" in Arabic
Kaaba
Rectangular building & shrine in Mecca that is considered the house of God for the Muslim people
Allah
Arabic Word for God
Mecca
City of Arabian Peninsula

Muhammad's Birthplace
Muhammad
The prophet of Islam

People did not accept his ideas of monotheism at first
Hijra
Muhammad's journey in 622 AD from Mecca to Medina in order to gain more followers of the Islamic Religion
5 Pillars of Islam
5 Responsibilities of Muslims:

Proclamation of Faith
Prayer
Alms
Fasting
Hajj
Hajj
A pilgrimage or religious journey to Mecca
Shia (Shi'ites)
Recognized the caliph as a descendant of Muhammad
Sunni
Believed caliph should be chosen on political ability
Koran (Quran)
The holy book for the religion of Islam
Caliph
Muslim Religious & Political Leaders
Umayyad Caliphate
Capital City of Damascus

Led by Sunni Muslims

Only allowed Muslim Arabs to control government

Conquered land in Middle East, North Africa, and Parts of Spain
Abbasid Caliphate
Moved capital to Baghdad

Led by Shi'ite Muslims

Experienced Golden Age
Mosque
Muslim place of Worship
Ottoman Empire
Sunni Muslims

Conqueror of Constantinople and changed to Istanbul

Armies used gun powder in Cannon & Muskets in order to conquer land and maintain control
Safavid Empire
Shi'ite Muslims

Controlled Iran and Armies used new weapons to conquer and maintain control
Mughal Empire
Dominated and Controlled India
Sikhism
Religion that started in India that blended the religions of HInduism and ISlam

It rejected the caste system
Rise of Mughal Dynasty
Delhi Sultanate brought Islam to India

***Turks and Mongols***
Fall of the Mughal Dynasty
Corruption, Military and Social Problems

Rebellion
Sharia
Legal System of Islam based on the Koran
Qadis
Judges
Hadith
Quotations from Muhammad
House of Wisdom
In Baghdad where many Greek works were translated into Arabic
Geometric Designs
Used this because they believed in not using icons
Akbar
Spread Islam to 2/3 of Southeast Asia in the Mughal Empire
Kiev
First Russian State
Mongols
People in Russia who ruled and tolerated Orthodox Church and grew more powerful
Moscow
Capital City of Russia which was the center of Orthodox Church
Ivan the Great
Recovered Lost Lands and Built Framework for Absolute Rule
Tsar
Russian Word for Caesar (ruler)

Viewed as a Political God
Ivan IV
Killed many people and was very suspicious
Boyers
Land Owning Nobles and Treated harshly and Many Killed
Mecca in 570 AD
Muhammad's birthplace and birth date
Religion Influences of Muslims in India
Islam spread to India

Islam and Hinduism= Sikhism
Government Influences of Muslims in India
A Sultan ruled a Part if India
Writing Influences of Muslims in India
Arabic, Persian and the Indian language combine to form Urdu
Architecture Influences of Muslims in India
Taj Mahal

has the dome style of Architecture and had minarets

(Mosque)